“Some would cheer for us, and others would throw stones”
When people in the streets of Kabul saw us- a group of women riding bicycles and wearing bicycle gear- I knew they saw the same thing we did, a symbol of peace riding
Turkan Omari
Like Oprah puts it "I consider it a compliment that I am full of myself"
In our culture, women have huge expectations on them. They have responsibilities they never asked for and duties they never learned to understand. Women are not expected to be independent. But once married
"By living abroad, I learned so much about other people and their perspective in life"
As a Civil Engineer, I work within Geotechnical Engineering where I mostly deal with the design of underground structures and infrastructures like the Yellow Metro line in Stockholm which will be built during
"I consider myself as a determined and motivated person"
I was born in Kabul Afghanistan year 1991 and we have been living here in Stockholm since 1997. I have studied medicine and now I am a licensed doctor, but my goal is
“Are all arranged marriages as bad as they say it is?”
Even though it has nearly been 10 years I still remember the phone call that changed everything.It was late probably between 2 or 3 am in the morning when I got a
“My purpose in life is to become the voice of Afghanistan”
First of all, I want to say well done, I am so proud to know that young Afghan girls are taking the initiative to start projects like this in order to help our
“We miss opportunities every day, but that should not mean that it will be the end of the world”
During my life so far, I have been denied many opportunities just because I am a woman. I have lost hope; dreams have been dashed and I have had moments where I found
“Living in Sweden is so much better and scarier “
Hey! What do you think I should do? Should I study or should I work? Can you please help me understand how things work in here? I have been living in Iran for
"I got to a point where I almost felt as if I lost my purpose as women activist"
I was assigned to be the project manager in a program launched by our government where my job was to educate women into becoming leaders and role models for other Afghan women. My